ulcerous

ulcerous
ulcerously, adv.ulcerousness, n.
/ul"seuhr euhs/, adj.
1. of the nature of an ulcer; characterized by the formation of ulcers.
2. affected with an ulcer or ulcers.
[1570-80; < L ulcerosus full of sores, ulcerous, equiv. to ulcer- a sore, ULCER + -osus -OUS]

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